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    Posted: 20 Jun 06 at 4:22pm
Originally posted by dics

Jeffers - from talking to Blaze sailors at the club and seeing that on the water they are only pointing as high as myself. (may be they need some extra training like me!)

The 300 PY is 1001.



Possibly on the extra training. There is a trade off though, in the really light it pays to crack off and go for boatspeed to keep the flow over foils and generate lift. In stronger airs you need to get the boat planing upwind, you point lower bu the additional lift from the foils keeps you on course, it is a quite bizarre feeling!

The only boat I cannot easily outclimb at Hunts is a Comet (we do have the multiple inland and national champ at our club though), but if I am back with them I have either had an awful start or I am lapping them!
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A Class with a Kite !  Fully wiring upwind in about 5kts breeze, Fully woring down wind in about 5-7kts and smoking along.....

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Rick - I totally agree - the Rooster DVD's are excellent. I reckon that having put into practice what I learned from those, I'm about 5-10% faster over the course of a race.
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12ft skiff, no1 rig, single handed. That should do it.
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First lose 1 stone. Second buy old Lightning 368. Third spend money saved on family. Fourth win light wind races on the water and windy races on handycap. Take the broader view,not everything is RS.

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I know of an international canoe going for £1300

 

 
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Part of the trick to pointing in the 300 is to get up speed, heel to windward slightly and drive upwind on the foils- the roosterman explains it very well, you should have slight lee helm, but you must have flow over the foils for it to work! They will point well. They also power up very early.

The Solo works well in light winds, and would be more comfy if you can't get on the sidedecks on the 300. They are probably double the cost for a competative boat though!
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Thats a valid point Rob - so long as you have enough wind to fill the sails the 300 will lift ridiculously high on the foils. However when the wind drops to nothing, it's a complete bag of sh*t as there's no stability in the bow!

Most boats are crap when there's no wind whatsoever though.
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Originally posted by iwsmithuk

I normally sail a Vortex which is a great boat in a trapezing breeze but less fun in light winds. I was thinking of treating myself to a second boat to sail in handicap fleets on those light wind days. Used to sail a laser so I don't want another of those. Several options. Solo-too slow? RS600/contender-too uncomfortable in light winds and I don't really want another trapeze boat? Canoe and Moth-too fiddly/complex? Vareo-poorly handicapped? RS300-about right??

But does the 300 sail well to its handicap in light winds? I'm a reasonably fit 46 and about 11.5 stone. I sail on a tidal estuary (Blackwater) in handicap fleets.

Any thoughts? 

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